Turbine helicopter

N500MV

1977 Hughes 500D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
770156D
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Treeline Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bristol, TN
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1977 Hughes 500D
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Registration record

N500MV on the FAA register

Type
1977 Hughes 500D (FAA: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D)
Serial
770156D
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Treeline Helicopters Inc
Bristol, TN
Certificate issued
2019-05-07
Airworthiness date
1987-04-27
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63B17
Mode S (octal)
51435427
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
232 nm
Cruise (type)
125 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N500MV.
  • 1987-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N500MV

N500MV is a 1977 Hughes 500D (FAA model HUGHES 369D), serial number 770156D. The FAA register lists Treeline Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Bristol, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 125 knots and a range of about 232 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 27, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500MV.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
232 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Hughes 500D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500MV.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.